dannyzmom's Full Review: Ocean Spray Craisins 3 Lbs Bag Sweet Dried Cranber...
Craisins are sweetened, tart dried cranberries that resemble raisins thus the name, Craisins. Ocean Spray, a name you'll recognize from all the juices they sell, has been making it's products for 75 yrs. The company says this is the sweetest way to eat a cranberry and I tend to agree. According to the site, they were voted best tasting by the chefs of American Culinary Chefs Best, a prestigious award.
The Ocean Spray Craisins come in many different sized resealable bags. There is a nice 6 oz size for people on the go, but my favorite is this 3 pounder. It is great for people with a big family or those who do alot of cooking. I like to put handfuls into snack sized zipper-closure baggies to send to school with the kids, or to bring for me to snack on during their soccer and baseball games. This is a handy size if you're going to make your own trail mix, too. My husband uses Craisins in salads and I use them in a lot of the Pampered Chef recipes I offer at my cooking shows. Thus, the big bag is great for our household.
Craisins also are available in:
Cherry flavored dried cranberries
Orange flavored dried cranberries
Trail Mix Cranberry & Chocolate
Trail Mix Cranberry Fruit & Nuts
You can float Craisins in lemonade or in any punch. Try freezing them in your ice cubes and adding them to your drink. They pretty up the drink and add a little fruit kick like a Sangria with fruit. You can toss them on top of or in an apple pie, bake them into your Biscotti or Apple crisp for a healthy and colorful treat. Throw some on top of dry cereals. I like to add mine to salads as well along with some crumbled Feta cheese and sliced almonds.I also toss them into yogurt. Just 1/3 Cup of Craisins meets your daily fruit needs.
Craisins are wonderful with all kinds of meats. You can bake them into a meatloaf of try them with beef and Gorgonzola cheese on Ciabatta bread. Throw them in a turkey burger and it's sort of a Thanksgiving burger. They're super in gravy on Turkey or Chicken. Ocean Spray Craisins are sweet and tart at the same time. They are wonderful in muffins, cakes, salads, Cosmopolitans, and great with meat like turkey (think cranberry sauce). I add them to stuffing. I like them mixed with nuts and other dried fruits as a snack. Try them on waffles, in pancakes and especially in breads. Put them in a date nut bread mix or combine them with walnuts in your bread mix, they make a great combination. Every bag has a recipe on it. Mine was for Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Great combo. You can also re-hydrate them by soaking them in warm water for a half an hour or so and this gives them a whole new texture for recipes! The possibilities are endless.
Because cranberries are high in the nutrient proanthocyanidin, and antioxidants, like flavonoids and vitamin C they are a smart and healthy snack for kids.
Cranberries are well known for their urinary-tract benefits
so as a preventative or as part of the treatment, eating these helps.
A serving size is 1/3 Cup and gives you 130 calories. And, as mentioned above, this little amount also provides your daily fruit serving.
They have 0 fat, sodium and protein
Sugars 27 g
Total Carbs 33 g
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